Arlington Police Log, July 19-21, 2013: More eggings, a dog issue and a one-car crash

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There are excerpts from Arlington Police Department’s log from Friday, July 19 to Sunday, July 21, 2013. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found guilty in a court of law.

Police log

Friday, July 19

There are excerpts from Arlington Police Department’s log from Friday, July 19 to Sunday, July 21, 2013. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found guilty in a court of law.

Police log

July 19

At 1:49 a.m., police responded to a report of malicious damage at Russell Place. The owner of a 2010 Toyota Camry said the rear window of her car had been smashed, one of the rear wheels was damaged and there were a number of scrapes marks on the doors. The car doors were still locked and nothing was missing.

At 12:25 p.m. police responded to a report of neighbor problems on Jason Street. A woman was walking her dog on Hillsdale Road when a man spoken to her aggressively, saying her dog urinated on his lawn and saying he did not want it to happen again. He then took a photo of her. When she went out later in the day and returned home, she found her back gate unlocked, which is very unusual, and found eggs on her home. The incident remains under investigation.

At 3:55 p.m., police responded to a report of a past larceny on Ashland Street. A woman reported that her $450 Walden kayak had been stolen from its place leaning against her garage. The last time she saw it in the yard was June 23, but had been on vacation since that date.

At 8:45 p.m., a woman came to the Police Station to report that someone she knew had sexually assaulted her. The incident remains under investigation.

At 11:10 p.m., police responded to a one-car crash on Crosby Street. Police found a 2012 Honda Accord on the side of the road. The driver reported he was headed south on Crosby Street when he looked down for a second at the center console, and then struck something. Exiting the car, he found he had hit a bucket for a Bobcat excavator that was parked behind an excavator. There were fluorescent orange cones in front of the bucket and behind the excavator. The driver will be summonsed for negligent operation of a motor vehicle.

June 20

At 11:20 a.m. police responded to report of a neighbor problem at a Mass. Ave. apartment building. A man reported that a woman, who lives above him, was banging on his apartment door and demanding money. They had a verbal argument and he called police, who informed both parties that they should contact their landlord in an attempt to work out their issue.

At 11:02 p.m. police responded to a past breaking and entering on Grove Street, where a resident said he came home to find his apartment door forced open and a screwdriver laying on an nearby table. He reported that his neighbors had not heard or seen anything out of the ordinary, and was missing several watches, a gold chain, a bankbook and prescription medicine. It remains under investigation.

At 11:37 p.m. police responded to a report of a domestic situation on Woodside Lane. Upon arriving, they spoke with a mother and son. The son had locked himself in the bathroom after work for a little time to himself, and he said his mother began banging on the door accusing him of things. She took a ride in her car to cool off, and didn’t realize she had called 911. She said she had overreacted. There were no signs of a physical dispute, and domestic violence sheets were left with them.

Sunday, July 21

At 7:43 p.m. police responded to a Fairmount Street address where a woman told them her granddaughter, in her early 20s, was parking a car earlier in the day on Mass. Ave. when another young woman attacked her. The young woman, also in her early 20s, punched her granddaughter in the face and then grabbed and scratched her. Her granddaughter has a harassment prevention order against the girl. Police will put in a criminal complaint against the attacker for violating the harassment prevention order and for assault and battery.

At 8:56 p.m., police responded to an Egerton Road home for a domestic situation. Upon arrival, a woman told them she was receiving texts from an ex-boyfriend and she wanted him to stop. She went to an ice cream place in Medford earlier in the evening, and then received a text from him about her visit to the eatery. A police officer called him, telling him she did not want any communications from him and he said he understood.

At 10 p.m., police responded to call of a domestic situation on Hathaway Circle. A couple was arguing, and said they had been having marital issues for the last 10 years. That night’s argument continued, and the woman said her husband had been drinking, she couldn’t reason with him and she wanted him to leave the house that night. After discussing it, both parties said they did not want protection orders. Domestic violence sheets were left with the couple.

At 10:18 p.m., police responded to call of a Ridge Street home being vandalized. The couple said their house had been egged, but they recognized the two young girls fleeing the scene and getting into a blue VW Beetle.The woman said she would contact the mother of one of the girls, and try to work it out.

At 11:30 p.m., police responded to a report of a gun in Arlington High School parking lot where they found two black vehicles each with young people in them. One of the boys told police he had an unloaded BB gun in the trunk of his car, and police took possession of it. He will be summonsed for being a minor in possession of a BB gun.

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